Jayhawks Open Title Defense Against Buffs
Kansas University faces Colorado at Allen Fieldhouse in a Big Eight opener as Jo Jo White leads KU against the Buffaloes before a Monday night game at Ames with Iowa State. KU seeks a third straight league crown after a 79-67 first round defeat to Oklahoma State and a fifth place finish in the conference tournament.
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Bruce Sloan
Vernon Vaney
Greg Douglas
Phil Harmon
Letterman Howard Arndt
Dave Nash
Sex Walseth
Pat Frink
Chuck Williams
Mike Rebich
Mike Coleman
Kermit McMurry
Gordon Tope
Lions Clinch Gym Crown With 119 Percent Score
Lawrence High School edges Wichita South to win a five team gymnastics meet in Wichita. Lions place in every event led by Ken Johnson Richard Schubert and Marc Joseph with multiple top finishes. Next meet is against Salina High School in Salina.
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Medicine Lodge
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Richard Schubert
Marc Joseph
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Schubert
Joseph
Tom Yother
Jim Rehmer
Ken White
John Spearman
Brian Cooper
Mark Hildebrande
Ron Ewing
Ron Baker
Don Thornington
Richard Wolfe
Salina
Valley Falls Rolls Past McLouth 92 68 in Jefferson County Clash
Valley Falls defeated McLouth 92 to 68 in a Jefferson County league game at McLouth. Jim Daniels scored 24 for the Bulldogs and Sam Lobb added 17. McLouth drops to 3-4 overall and 24 in league play with next game at Linwood tonight.
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Jim Daniels
Bulldogs
Sam Lobb
Linwood
Smith Scores 39 Points As Cyclones Beat Huskers 85 70
Iowa State thumped Nebraska 85 70 in Ames to open the Big Eight race. Don Smith poured in 39 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while the Cyclones hit 63 percent in the first half. Nebraska’s Tom Scantlebury sat out for disciplinary reasons.
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Ames
Iowa
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Joe Cipriano
Cipriano
Scantlebury
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Oklahoma State
Stillwater
Hupe Leads Perry Past Nortonville in 62-57 Victory
Perry High defeated Nortonville 62-57 after trailing 30-22 at half. Mark Hupe scored 18 points to lead Perry with strong shooting, while Larry Starlard added 11. Perry improves to 4-3 and visits Rossville Tuesday for a non-league contest.
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Nortonville
Perry
Hupe
Larry Starlard
Kaws
Rossville
McPherson Streak Ends as Emporia Beats 48 44
In Topeka AP report Emporia upset McPherson 48 44 snapping the Bulldogs 26 game regular season win streak. McPherson had been undefeated in regular season play through 1966 and began this season 5 0. Emporia improved to 2 4 on the year.
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Spring Hill Beats Baldwin 72-56 In Friday Basketball
Baldwin trailed 18-7 after the first period and could not recover as Spring Hill beat Baldwin 72-56. Curt Gammill scored 14 and Dwayne Mod! added 10 for the Bulddogs while Bob Chambers held to 8 after a 21.5 season average. Baldwin aims to improve to 3-5 next Friday against Eu dora.
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Dwayne Mod
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Eudora
Cardinals
Lamonica Stricken By Mild Flu Ahead Of Super Bowl
Oakland Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica is sidelined briefly by a mild flu but is expected to play in the January 14 Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers. Coach John Rauch said several Raiders have had mild influenza since October.
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Miami
Green Bay Packers
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Raiders
Lions Face Wyandotte in Key Kansas City Showdown
Lawrence High School rides a 2-3 season into a battle at Wyandotte, defending Class AA champion, as Lions shift starting lineup with Stanwix and Schelbar set to replace injured Harden. Wyandotte Eyes return of 6-6 forward Poindexter bolstering guards Thomas and Heider and center Williams.
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Kansas City
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Junction City
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Highland Park
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Topeka West
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Alonzo Thomas
Joe Heider
Ron Russell
Walter Williams
Thomas
Williams
LHS
Max Rife
Dale Stanwix
Joe Schelbar
Stanwix
Steve Mingus
Schelbar
Larry Harden
Lion
Mike Harris
John Thoren
Dennis Leone
Harris
Thoren
TV Sports Highlights Schedule for Friday and Sunday
TV listings show Friday coverage of Senior Bowl North vs South at 1 p m on Channel 4, Kansas State versus Oklahoma State at 1 p m on Channels 5 and 13, and Hula Bowl North to South at 4 p m on Channel 9. Sunday features NFL Playoff Bowl Browns versus Rams at 1 p m on Channels 5 and 13 and Pro Basketball 76ers versus Royals at 4 p m on Channel 9.
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South
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Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Philadelphia 76Ers
Cincinnati Royals
Walker Back in School After Leg Amputation
Mel Walker, 20, returns to the University of Wisconsin campus after surgeons amputated part of his left leg following a football injury in the season finale against Minnesota. He met teammates at a hospital and will remain there for observation until next week. The injury occurred on the sixth play of the game after a collision with a teammate. Damaged nerves and ligaments were repaired, but gangrene led to the below knee amputation on December 6.
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Wis
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Walker
University of Wisconsin
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Minnesota
University Hospital
Bruins Dominate Washington State In Pac 8 Opener
UCLA remained undefeated with a 97-69 rout of Washington State as Lew Alcindor led with 32 points. The Bruins stretched their streak to 43 straight wins and 400th in John Wooden's UCLA tenure.
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Lew Alcindor
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Lynn Shackleford
Lucius Allen
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Oregon
Dave Newmark
Columbia
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Hank South
Cornell
Kansas Cage Foes Have Top Records
The Kansas University basketball team posted six wins and two losses against seven non conference foes. Six of those teams had winning records, with Stanford at 5-5 and Loyola 8-2 among the opponents. Cincinnati 7-2, Utah State 8-5, Louisville 6-4, Texas A&M 6-4, and St. Louis 6-5 also faced KU as they split with Louisville and beat Utah State A&M St. Louis and Stanford.
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Lion Sophomores Take Third In Quadrangular Meet
The Bethel Lions sophomores finished third at Leavenworth in a quadrangular wrestling meet behind Leavenworth and Washington. Leavenworth led with 44 points, Washington second, while Lawrence earned 33 and Topeka High 19. John Newson defeated Don Allen for the 138-pound title as seven Lions reached finals with one champion.
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Don Allen
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Chris Holder
Sweeney Named Washington State Football Coach
Montana State University coach Jim Sweeney was chosen as Washington State's new head football coach, replacing Bert Clark. The $20,000 yearly post runs on a one year contract with Sweeney to form a staff soon and take over immediately. He has led Montana State since 1963, winning three Big Sky titles and posting a 31-19 record over four seasons.
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Wash
Montana State University
Jim Sweeney
Washington State University
Bert Clark
WSU
W. Glenn Terrell
Terrell
Sweeney
Bozeman, Mont
55 000 Probable for Cage Fray UCLA Houston
The last of 48 000 reserved seats for the January 20 Astrodome clash of UCLA and Houston sold Friday. Standing room only tickets will be offered later as officials expect about 55 000 in attendance. The arena record is 35 000 for an outdoor Globetrotters event. The collegiate record is 22 822 from 1946 in Chicago.
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Harlem Globetrotters
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Eudora Tops Wellsville In Jayhawk League Test
Eudora High kept its Jayhawk league record at 3-3 by defeating Wellsville 46-37 on the road. The Cardinals trailed 21-20 at halftime but surged with 15 in the third quarter while limiting Wellsville to four. Martin Gabriel scored 15 and Larry Taylor 9 for Eudora. next up is a Tuesday game at Lansing.
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Wellsville
Cardinals
Eudora
Martin Gabriel
Larry Taylor
Cardinal
Lansing
Wamego Routs Tonganoxie 82 59 in Upset Victory
Wamego High jumped to a 22 9 first quarter lead and never relinquished it, handing Tonganoxie its first loss of the season. Dale Northup led Wamego with 30 points while John Duncanson scored 27 for Tonganoxie. Coach Jerry McPherson praised the opponent as probably the toughest Tonganoxie will face all year.
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Chieftains
Sabetha
John Duncanson
McPherson
Hernandez to Fight Emile Griffith in Rome on Jan 9
Art Hernandez announced a non-title middleweight bout with champion Emile Griffith set for January 9 in Rome. Hernandez will fly to Italy on Monday and train with former champ Nino Benvenuti in Trieste.
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Emile Griffith
Rome
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Italy
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Trieste
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